My parents - Ken and Joanne Vanlandingham for supporting my decision to become a lifelong musician, or should I say "putting up with it"!
My Sisters - Kris and Janet for being fans and not laughing when I sucked at this stuff
My Wife - Catherine, for enduring the kid inside me that will never die.
The families of all the people I have been in bands with for help, support and being there when we needed things (Rusty's parents bought us a suburban when the van that my Dad bought us died)
Chip and Karen Goss - Now divorced, but good friends in any case, they allowed us to use their home as a practice studio when we were Damage Inc.
Friends from the early years - Anne Light, Lisa Moore, and all the Clarkston gang for the support and inspiration for some great tunes!
Scott Dixon - You have been my biggest fan since day one, I really do appreciate it dude!
Paul Letherer - Friend and band mate, thanks for allowing me to use your awesome recording studio for free for over a year to complete my solo CD.
Bay City and Saginaw friends - Vicki Wagner and all the gang at the Sawmill, Cruisers, Westown and the other clubs packed on Midland Street.
Sam Tindal and Pete Thomas - For giving me my first chance to prove myself in the Flint scene, they re-formed Uncut with myself and Bill Bradley.
Linda McLane and Tammy Weber - For huge support and fan base through the Tuscola Joe's years and beyond.
Rico of Rico's Wheels and Deals - Provided sponsorship for our outdoor concerts at Joe's without questioning us. And he still comes to see us play to this day.
Long Distance - Booking agency that sent Damage Inc all over the United States and allowed us to feel like rock stars for a few years.
Tommy Stewart - Formerly of Godsmack, played drums for us in Damage while we were between drummers but had many tour dates to play. He did this in between his busy recording schedule with Lillian Axe.
Mike and Christy Contos - For providing the best rock club flint has ever had.
Brian at Hairbandradio.com - For playing my CD on a regular rotation still to this day.
Tony LaBrie - From Banana 101.5, formerly of Radio-X 103.1, who played my songs regularly, bringing one of them to the top 100 requested songs of the year.
Rosevelt - From a club in Detroit called "Blondies" for letting me in at 16, and giving us gigs.
Halloween - Detroits "Heavy Metal Horror Show" for being the main musical influence in my life when I first started. And for giving us our first "real" gig with you guys at "The Ritz" in Detroit.
Clubs in the local area - Harpos, Contos, The Dugout, The Ritz, Blondies, The Falcon, The Token, New York New York, and others I just can't remember anymore.
Dimebag Darryl - Formerly of Pantera and Damage Plan, he chose me and BA to be his band while performing at a guitar seminar in a Detroit music store. We had the greatest time with him, and can say he was one of the nicest people we have ever met. Rest in peace Darryl, the world will miss you.
Ace Frehley - of Kiss for allowing us to open his show in Chicago at a club called "Cubby Bear". This was a great time!
Influences - I would like to say that without the following artists, my style would have never developed as it has. Metallica, King Diamond, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Savatage, Halloween, Seduce, Nightwish, Dream Theater, Pantera, Kiss, Exodus, Anthrax, George Lynch, Andy LaRoche, Rick Craig, Donny Allen, Metal Church, Reverend, and so many more.